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au pair

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++au pair /əʊ ˈpeə $ oʊ ˈper/ noun [countable]  FAMILYa young person, usually a woman, who stays with a family in a foreign country to learn the language, and looks after their children for a small wage 换工互惠生,寄居生〔通常为女性,住在外国家庭里学习外语并帮助照看孩子〕
Examples from the Corpus
au pairThe au pair may have a different view of her status in the household than her employers do.
Origin au pair (1800-1900) French on equal terms
au pair nounChinese
Corpus who person, a usually with young a a stays woman,


au pair
au pair /əʊ ˈpeə $ oʊ ˈper/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1800-1900
 Language: French
 Origin: 'on equal terms'
a young person, usually a woman, who stays with a family in a foreign country to learn the language, and looks after their children for a small wage


au pairBrE /ˌəʊ ˈpeə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˌoʊ ˈper/ 🔊 nouna young person, usually a woman, who lives with a family in a foreign country in order to learn the language. An au pair helps in the house and takes care of children and receives a small wage. 互惠(女)生(住国外家庭,以劳动换取食宿并学习语言)